https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-04-02 https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/fix-bayonets-porter-cables-answer-to-the-jigsaber-saw monthly 0.5 2025-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/f423ebd2-8862-40ff-8fb4-8d7fc8e89a6e/52527636899_bb9599808b_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Fix bayonets: Porter-Cable's answer to the jig/saber saw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/3162f3cd-789b-43d1-84c2-a16ed2fef6c7/52527908233_b89daba215_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Fix bayonets: Porter-Cable's answer to the jig/saber saw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/49b269bf-b64b-4b0b-a79b-b46ce615e355/52527359866_450bc0e5c7_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Fix bayonets: Porter-Cable's answer to the jig/saber saw - Make it stand out L to R: 148, c. 1955, 152, c.1958, 300, c. 1963, 66, c. 1967, and 348, c. 1966 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/4b763ac4-6367-40b7-92a4-c8c2490599d4/52526894702_913c49d7c7_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Fix bayonets: Porter-Cable's answer to the jig/saber saw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/b92a0fb5-7627-486c-a5f4-db62c14ef66d/52527636684_b629d56c6a_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Fix bayonets: Porter-Cable's answer to the jig/saber saw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/36116548-e8cb-4814-9918-fc8a021f2379/52527360871_ee2ea694cd_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Fix bayonets: Porter-Cable's answer to the jig/saber saw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/finishing-strong-the-story-of-the-porter-cable-finishing-sander monthly 0.5 2024-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/fb705dff-103b-4908-9ce9-78ad83d3e9c6/51872380968_9ba0d1fc56_w.jpg Restoration Blog - 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Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part five - Make it stand out It’s the late ‘50s, and you’re on base serving your country in the war against roughsawn lumber. Your weapon? The porter-Cable 500G2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/36a93cc5-b737-4faf-8db9-4f1d05925963/50947985302_8080731c40_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part five - Make it stand out The 503 as it appeared in 1952. A mainstay of Industrial Arts programs throughout the Midwest, I can’t begin to tell you how many 503’s I’ve rebuilt over the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/482b5e3c-3e62-47af-ab31-61e207a42c0a/50947881491_8eba2c2336_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part five - Make it stand out C’mon, everyone get in the shot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/227c9ac7-65e4-45e8-8db7-b7bba6a40b39/50947884051_b04122bd91_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part five - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/e1b09b5c-8ba3-4cf7-862e-18c5650b2996/50947181813_a26402c1b1_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part five - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/long-live-the-locomotive-the-story-of-the-porter-cable-take-about-sander-part-four monthly 0.5 2023-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/81853357-2820-470a-b918-b6a61d39673b/52017221807_48a5ee6178_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part four - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/4657ef6f-5626-4d53-9c53-251e1e668554/50947988872_339a70bb33_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part four - Make it stand out The BB-10 was the best belt sander ever built. Fight me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/4a19ec8a-a6c9-459f-bac9-15ce0d0331f5/50947988192_c0e916bd66_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part four - Make it stand out Ain’t it a beaut? https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/long-live-the-locomotive-the-story-of-the-porter-cable-take-about-part-three monthly 0.5 2023-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/6e80486b-9ab9-4147-ae67-66c5f47a9d3f/50947887026_2ee6ce7a11_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive- the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About-Part three - Make it stand out The A-3, c. 1948. The gold standard of belt sanders for the next 67 years or so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/c66a797a-2cdc-48dc-91f9-59d8a51c91ec/50947189438_1a87aa68d5_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive- the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About-Part three - Make it stand out The original 1936 Guildtool 2-A, loved by everyone but the W.P.B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/44d8c2a7-7762-4039-b886-a48c72c4d0a6/49082252872_187fb8c822_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive- the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About-Part three - Make it stand out The equivalent of your vegan aunt, the 61-E eschewed the usual diet of electrons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1c66755e-41dc-4482-a9bf-40b680239128/50947885561_8f934b2cfa_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive- the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About-Part three - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/long-live-the-locomotive-the-story-of-the-porter-cable-take-about-sander-part-two monthly 0.5 2023-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/295d7629-b2f4-4b39-8694-3654904832f8/50947996942_283531433f_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part two - Make it stand out The T-3. Not the most successful of designs, but one that taught Porter-Cable a number of lessons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/bdd0ef22-f83b-46a9-af58-94375b7d9919/50947993687_bdb96b6de9_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part two - Make it stand out The air intake of the T-33 was massive. No overheating for this guy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/17e6cb6b-0254-473a-8e6e-88aac16aa9da/50947994477_5a5ebacc9e_k+%281%29.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part two - Make it stand out The T-33 in stock form was a thing of Art-Deco beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/7a9b2e90-0068-42fb-acb8-0ff1c4dd5d39/50947991307_bee43463c2_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part two - Make it stand out You didn’t buy the T-4 because you loved sanding, you purchased it because you hated wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/a15b3d59-6815-411d-b972-aef16d2eb159/50947891926_5293e0cb5c_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive-the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander-Part two - Make it stand out 220 volt, 11 volt, or three phase, the T-33 could solve the user’s sanding problems. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/long-live-the-locomotive-the-story-of-the-porter-cable-take-about-sander monthly 0.5 2023-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/037b1517-5c00-4bc2-b136-5aa3359769ea/50976993613_2dc116f6db_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive- the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander- Part one - Make it stand out left to right: 500, 503, T-4, T-33, T-3, BB-10, B-10, B-4, B-5, A-3, A-2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/327eb899-8005-46b6-bdf0-4fa03a998c34/50948000647_bc2e5bc863_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive- the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander- Part one - Make it stand out Give a B-5 the Charles Atlas Dynamic tension method handbook, and you have a B-4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/d286cf5e-9fe0-45a5-ba82-628c16c3f4bf/50947879031_7a9beb2ab6_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive- the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander- Part one - Make it stand out The original article, kinda; this “Mark 2” B-5 was made around 1928. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/24b8e9cc-9605-468e-b7c9-c7e8dafb7e6a/50947897481_b8af5b930a_k.jpg Restoration Blog - Long live the locomotive- the story of the Porter-Cable Take-About sander- Part one - Make it stand out The B-10. Turns out that longitudinally placed motors are where it’s at. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/i-own-sixty-eight-circular-saws-and-thats-utter-lunacy-part-seven-a-worm-drive-rockwell-double-feature monthly 0.5 2022-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/8c83d461-25ad-47cd-a034-e48002e849ba/17768901556_1b3704a916_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part seven- A worm drive/ Rockwell double feature - Make it stand out Left to right: 568, c. 1963 , 533, c. 1960 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/371d5afe-a0c1-423a-bcc0-77d1a5d12832/49905406311_0a66b4a86f_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part seven- A worm drive/ Rockwell double feature - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/49765c0b-1d76-40a8-952f-fead38860f22/49905406561_3baac5d94d_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part seven- A worm drive/ Rockwell double feature - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/xl4an4hqrbqt5a9x2py4gir6sfbumn monthly 0.5 2022-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/74b7e1be-cb0e-4853-970c-63f3d58f1531/17768836396_e613209a3e_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part six- The Standard duties - Make it stand out Left to right: 178 c. 1964,125 c. 1957, 66 c.1959 https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/i-own-sixty-eight-circular-saws-and-thats-utter-lunacy-part-five-the-heavysuper-duties monthly 0.5 2022-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/d37bd98f-9b68-4611-b774-01cd6a165695/8221539655_4990d614e5_k.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part five-the heavy/super duties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/a5a09d6c-0fb9-4eaf-b112-3b33616297dc/17607292208_01748d3455_k.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part five-the heavy/super duties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/cb57735d-7d0d-40ea-8d76-8dfab0ef8f20/49160647318_fbb96f63d4_k.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part five-the heavy/super duties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/6ca3b163-b3fa-4be2-958c-effd0ee916e5/52317926745_7a9acf5f3f_k.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part five-the heavy/super duties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/i-own-sixty-eight-circular-saws-and-thats-utter-lunacy-part-four-the-100-series monthly 0.5 2022-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/7a457323-6994-4870-8e2d-46c9a24877a3/17768858216_4dc9a80b27_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part four- the 100 series - Make it stand out Left to right: 157, c. 1958, 108, c. 1956, 115 c. 1954, 115 c. 1956, 146a c. 1960. Photobomb by 596, who wandered into the wrong family reunion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/5507737e-16ad-47f6-8ae8-d8c49844d3bf/5873601839_46b27eafce_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part four- the 100 series - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/794ca5f5-0ff3-454e-a414-d21a51888e96/5874289202_7fee1cb377_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part four- the 100 series - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/bbc3fdad-fb59-4389-8b64-7e8c41bf4f2b/49674513756_03dc2defa2_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part four- the 100 series - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/i-own-sixty-eight-circular-saws-and-thats-utter-lunacy-part-three-the-guild-saws monthly 0.5 2022-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/d541df16-c162-40ad-ae99-da3f522972fd/17607425238_efe51ba6b7_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part three-the Guild saws - Make it stand out Left to right (deep breath) A-8, c. 1949, A-8 c. 1950, A-8 c. 1952,A-8 c. 1956, A-6 c. 1950, A-6 c. 1952, A-6 c. 1952. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/bd126dee-95a4-4976-a7b3-8377d1292c51/17607630160_b44679fd22_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part three-the Guild saws - Make it stand out Left A-4, to the right, the original 4-A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/9ee89643-f0c4-4332-9ffc-bbf66e4ef7bb/47459888231_a56effbe79.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, part three-the Guild saws - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/i-own-sixty-eight-circular-saws-and-thats-utter-lunacy-5n7hc monthly 0.5 2022-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/d36df106-3372-4634-997e-b8eb02447100/17175137053_29d9d3888f_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy, Part 2- the ‘50s - Make it stand out Left to right: my beloved extended arbor 508, an early 507, and the late version 507. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/i-own-sixty-eight-circular-saws-and-thats-utter-lunacy monthly 0.5 2022-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1442cc38-7d7a-4e4d-9848-fa20a640e8a5/17609187819_e27052f59c_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy - Make it stand out Left to right: K-66 , K-10, K-88a, and K-88 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/8326aabf-da38-4f3e-96e0-a1801d217f92/17175113793_f6e809de15_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/eb55ac54-5c90-4fac-a8cb-b863b405b6bd/17608950509_4e404d904f_c.jpg Restoration Blog - I own sixty-eight circular saws, and that’s utter lunacy - Make it stand out Here are my examples. Left to right , the heroically proportioned BK-10, my ERA radial arm attachment mounted K-88c, a lightly used K-89 and the K-75, first available September 1st of 1940. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/the-ballad-of-lonesome-jim-gdpts monthly 0.5 2022-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1c7b6a56-d018-4502-a12a-05f5cb4d6a95/51047889222_de26f867f9_k.jpg Restoration Blog - The ballad of Lonesome Jim - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1653257925628-0JLTHUI6P2LN52GY3AN7/52092052974_a4355a32ba_k.jpg Restoration Blog - The ballad of Lonesome Jim - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/ba8033b1-cad4-4f06-808e-9f7623034522/52092313860_a977a00257_k.jpg Restoration Blog - The ballad of Lonesome Jim - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/the-b-1-that-most-misbegotten-child-of-ray-l-carter monthly 0.5 2022-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/fc12c9af-7b31-427c-80cf-0358dc420150/50784690502_72aeb72e04_w.jpg Restoration Blog - The B-1, that most misbegotten child of Ray L. Carter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/model-spotlight-the-115115a-circular-saw monthly 0.5 2022-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/eca1ce9d-6809-4747-9509-227c38359471/49674513756_f7e547ab52_k+%281%29.jpg Restoration Blog - Model spotlight: the 115/115a circular saw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/Blog Post Title One-6caa2 monthly 0.5 2021-05-12 https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/blog-post-title-two-9f53c monthly 0.5 2021-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1620786746713-J7KSLM10KICVBZBS7E6E/8263403206_048b1e0bab_o.jpg Restoration Blog - Brigadoon Considered as a Belt Sander</a> - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1620786927724-4YWEFAHTENSDYDEAIFMX/8262334659_a44d8269ec_o.jpg Restoration Blog - Brigadoon Considered as a Belt Sander</a> - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1620787322282-J9E7OZMDHR7OPKFUDUIN/5472124195_fb6e0130f6_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Brigadoon Considered as a Belt Sander</a> - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1620787246560-3J1XQFCEPKCPOQA8UM7T/5472120805_f23db73b30_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Brigadoon Considered as a Belt Sander</a> - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1620786967508-VR1K4UYAYT49YJ07KDU2/5472711982_a00eda4bf3_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Brigadoon Considered as a Belt Sander</a> - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1620787010054-QEX09GT901PE6297BAW9/5472713314_de86d551ae_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Brigadoon Considered as a Belt Sander</a> - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1620787721189-7WFBZUQSHH0D4DBFZRLC/50947177633_15d06f9bb8_c.jpg Restoration Blog - Brigadoon Considered as a Belt Sander</a> - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1620786893410-6XIWDCTG415ZEC6BH2KF/8262210809_56e68a3ec5_o.jpg Restoration Blog - Brigadoon Considered as a Belt Sander</a> - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/blog-post-title-three-8y6jh monthly 0.5 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1623615528890-2QJ2BUGSU92D18SI50EB/39802899271_63ac0c1bb8_c.jpg Restoration Blog - The Strange, possibly plagiaristic story of Mackintosh Hutchinson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1623615561319-EIJBGYQB7WDQXTUY97OK/48394500427_339cebd293_c.jpg Restoration Blog - The Strange, possibly plagiaristic story of Mackintosh Hutchinson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1623615497727-ZT15OXWM61JVWGEFT8GX/51245674044_59a05beb6d_c.jpg Restoration Blog - The Strange, possibly plagiaristic story of Mackintosh Hutchinson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/blog/blog-post-title-four-35fjx monthly 0.5 2022-06-09 https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/about daily 0.75 2024-11-10 https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/home daily 1.0 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1615842262882-7V9W6KBZJHA2UCBIB7OU/10259792655_6272902fd4_c.jpg Home My Porter-Cable S-1 when I got it; not much more than the five main castings, two of which were broken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/3cc7d205-1fb6-40be-bea3-a6b0fa4702c8/49081528003_7e999db733_c.jpg Home The unparalleled BB-10, new for 1942. This is an early version with wooden handle and checkered switch lever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1615842275548-C78JEGYOPFM7H2E4NKRW/16736193779_cf208a5377_c.jpg Home The S-1 after a lot of TLC. Quite literally as good as new. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/dea83471-8678-4c66-ac0e-bfcdedc815bd/49160647318_2d9fb777d7_c.jpg Home A second generation 528, c. 1958. About a month after I restored this saw, it tackled a massive deck/boardwalk rebuild without so much as a hiccup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1615842293672-1ENUYEKVF7T8JWUJHKW9/49311956198_829bdb4429_c.jpg Home This B-10 spent an awful long time someplace very damp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/dc31ca25-eb26-4d59-bb83-dd286f9fd76b/49185133793_5cf22db6ae_c.jpg Home The drivetrain of a 500G2 belt sander. This lovely runs a 4"x27" belt at an impressive 1440 feet per minute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1615842320235-11KAWX3Y9NYA617GSVC2/50947897481_73244a162c_c.jpg Home B-10, after a full restoration. The missing aluminum from the front of the frame was replaced by welding in fresh material and fairing to shape on a belt grinder. Pretty good, no? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/e92cdccd-6783-44d6-9461-beb2f39b4288/50066876671_e1f4abf3a9_c.jpg Home Rarely encountered these days, this #2 Universal milling head was a Porter-Cable product made around 1920 to give older hand millers vertical milling capacity. This example went on my J.E. Costilo mill after a suitable resto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/4a6bc9ab-3841-49eb-afa7-1776fb7b4426/49800392167_77be59d53e_c.jpg Home The beauty of a K-88 jackshaft assembly. There's a reason these saws cost 125.00 in 1932 ( or about 2,200 dollars today). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/06ff45be-28e6-43a6-9f7a-3177b1fe9f2c/50573884936_e5f092bf9c_c.jpg Home The filthy innards of the legendary T-33- this 220 volt version has been returned to it's original dignity and sits cheek to jowl with other T-series sanders in the tool crib. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1615842341537-Q7TJPCNJURKPWRBWLJ75/50607158363_2bd5b1a99c_c.jpg Home The quick change gear box of my beloved 1918 Mulliner-Enlund 14" engine lathe, Millicent. Without this workhorse, fabricating missing parts would be an insurmountable obstacle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1615842516424-WJRD9IR38KK37FQ0389O/38966950534_888af6c334_c+%281%29.jpg Home A rare bird- this Syracuse sander BS 20" bandsaw is the only known example of the original design, before Porter-Cable purchased the firm in 1922. https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/services daily 0.75 2021-05-09 https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/book-a-consultation daily 0.75 2021-05-09 https://www.thesyracuseproject.com/gallery daily 0.75 2022-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/366f73c2-0e86-4e51-9847-29e1edd8f8db/26946674012_3f9c70549d_c.jpg Gallery The O-3 was a short-lived design of the 1920's, being replaced by the more robust O-4 by 1930. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/6536642c-8bde-4f72-8a1a-6d8601429794/50427842618_28efd3534b_c.jpg Gallery This 107 1/4" drill field coil needs a bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/646f4e57-d743-44b5-a575-31f20ebf0de9/26910320475_32633c664a_c.jpg Gallery It's a shame that Hutchinson put this decal on the back of the machine: a 1" shaper has the real estate for a more visible location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/9813ea00-7496-4cbc-abad-7556eea222b0/50383599671_637d565121_c.jpg Gallery Freshly cast B-9 belt sander tables and brackets, ready for machining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/1665361900448-0IWL2XJK308JCDQT3VGH/50328427507_06da290393_c.jpg Gallery My 1966 Rockwell vertical milling machine before I fixed, well, everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60457f11cacc5f3deb49f5c8/9d00fb62-d394-4e7f-85a8-c8dfd7936119/49902540301_111a68f05e_c.jpg Gallery Radial arm saws aren't inherently dangerous, despite the old wive's tales bandied about. However, having a flat belt clicking away a few inches from your pizza-eating hand is a wee bit disconcerting. The Beaver combination woodworker never fails to capture the operator's attention, one way or the other.